This whole argument, that the claimant must be admitted to the Senate and then judged afterwards, is more generous to the claimant than just to the Senate; it is more considerate of personal pretensions than of public interests.
Sumner critiques the argument that disloyal claimants should be admitted to the Senate first and judged later, prioritizing public interests over personal claims.
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